Photos: San Francisco Giants star Hunter Pence buys Southern California beach …
Click here if viewing from a mobile device. Just before the San Francisco Giants made their latest championship World Series run, star outfielder Hunter Pence bought a cozy beachfront bungalow in Newport Beach, Calif. for $ 3.8 million. The 2,500 square …Read more on San Jose Mercury News

San Francisco police shoot dead man who challenged officers with fake gun
A man in San Francisco was shot dead by police after he confronted officers in a police parking lot and reached out for what later turned out to be a fake gun. The 32-year-old white man walked into the parking lot of the Mission District police station …Read more on RT

On Guard: Early battles in race for Senate
The first skirmish in San Francisco's state Senate race is slated for Saturday. It's a heated contest for a small patch of political ground that few San Franciscans have heard about. But the outcome of a small vote, in the humble African American Art …Read more on San Francisco Examiner